South Africa's best Mining Engineering universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Mining Engineering. A graph of 14.7K citations received by 1.59K academic papers made by 10 universities in South Africa was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Africa

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

2. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Africa

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

3. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Africa

#166 in the World

Founded: 1874

4. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Africa

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Africa

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

6. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Mining Engineering

#7 in Africa

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

7. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Mining Engineering

#12 in Africa

#377 in the World

Founded: 1918

8. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Mining Engineering

#19 in Africa

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

9. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Mining Engineering

#23 in Africa

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

10. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Mining Engineering

#24 in Africa

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

The best cities to study Mining Engineering in South Africa based on the number of universities and their ranks are Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, and Durban.